What is another word for disconcerting ?

Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm

enough to try the patience of a saint

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

enough to drive you up the wall

dishonoring^US

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“Not surprisingly, the disconcerting undertones of this film are downright troubling.”

Adjective

Causing distress, dread or alarm

somber^US

sombre^UK

like getting blood out of a stone

humorless^US

humourless^UK

unfavorable^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

easier said than done

labored^US

laboured^UK

meagre^UK

meager^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

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Adjective

too difficult to understand

Difficult to comprehend

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

impossible to understand

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

flakey^US

flaky^UK

not easily understood

too hard to understand

gray^US

grey^UK

off the rails

very different

bugged out

impossible to separate

woolly^UK

wooly^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

like nothing on earth

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Adjective

Causing shock or amazement

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Adjective

Causing surprising negative emotions

Adjective

leaving a lot to be desired

Inadequate, substandard or, not satisfactory

leaving much to be desired

meagre^UK

meager^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

ill-favored^US

off-colour^UK

strictly for the birds

off-color^US

less than satisfactory

phony^US

not up to expectations

phoney^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

not all it's cracked up to be

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

humorless^US

somber^US

unable to do something for toffee

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

unable to do something to save one's life

dishevelled^UK

disheveled^US

unfavorable^US

gone to rack and ruin

all the worse for wear

green about the gills

uncivilized^US

nothing to write home about

uncivilised^UK

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Verb

stopping someone in their tracks

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting someone off their stroke

making someone scratch their head

fouling up

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

setting someone back on their heels

causing to be at a stand

upsetting the applecart

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

setting someone thinking

knocking the stuffing out of

causing someone to lose their composure

taking your breath away

taking the wind out of your sails

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

benumbing

disorientating

throwing into a tizzy

paralysing^UK

making self-conscious

paralyzing^US

scaring the bejesus out of

pulling the rug from under

pushing buttons

making one's hair stand on end

scaring off

making teeth chatter

pulling the rug out from under

making one's blood run cold

making miserable

making wretched

weighing on

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting to the quick

rankling with

putting one away

making someone jump out of their skin

causing anxiety

giving a shock

knocking over with feather

knocking over

making your head spin

causing concern to

messing with one's head

causing discomfort to

galvanizing^US

blinding someone with something

scaring the daylights out of

confuscating

stimulating

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

galvanising^UK

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

getting on one's nerves

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

breaking the heart of

shattering the illusions of

dampening the spirits of

dashing hopes

bullyragging

raising someone's eyebrows

teasing

hitting like ton of bricks

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

tyrannizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

putting your back up

giving offence

putting down

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

turning off

treading on someone's toes

scaring the pants off

hazing

booing

giving someone goose pimples

dashing

tyrannising^UK

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

throwing into a blue funk

making insane

driving mad

throwing into a fright

pushing around

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

chivying

scaring someone half to death

filling with consternation

messing up

getting down

beating down

giving someone the blues

making someone fed up

making someone's hair stand on end

reducing to tears

distressing greatly

making someone shake in their shoes

throwing into a panic

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

casting a gloom upon

deeply upsetting

dumping on

bringing tears to your eyes

sending over the edge

filling with loathing

occupying

besieging

setting back

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

causing to lose heart

harshing someone's mellow

hanging over

making desolate

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

frightening out of your wits

scaring the pants off of

giving someone the hump

casting a gloom on

making discontented

casting a shadow over

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“No level of incompetence or failure would either exasperate or disconcert him.”

Verb

Present participle for to trick or deceive with a ploy or ruse

Verb

throwing monkey wrench in

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulking^UK

balking^US

upsetting the applecart

standing in the way of

throwing a spanner in the works

holding back

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

getting in the way of

putting the kibosh on

putting the mockers on

putting the stopper on

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

cooking someone's goose

repressing

choking

giving the run around

halting in its tracks

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

bottlenecking

putting off

preventing from making progress

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

throwing cold water on

putting the damper on

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

taking the wind out of your sails

bringing to screeching halt

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

beating someone to the draw

beating someone to it

beating someone to the punch

putting the lid on

dashing one's hope

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